Necktie holder



April 6, 1937. B T BJORK 2,076,333

NECKT I E HOLDER Filed April 7, 1936 awe/14401;

Byrd/7 T Q/or/f Patented Apr. 6, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3Claims.

This invention relates to necktie holders, and more particularly toholders of the removable type designed to hold the necktie in placeduring the tieing operation and to aid in that operation.

5 The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple andeasily removable necktie holder and guide which will operate with equalfacility on separate collars and on collars attached to shirts.

The preferred manner of construction and use of the invention will nowbe described with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig.1 is a transverse sectional view taken 15 through a collar and tie withthe device fitted in place in the operative relation;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the device detached from the collar; and

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the device in use 20 on a collar.

The device of the invention is made of sheet metal or other suitablematerial of resilient nature. In using the device on a separate collar,the necktie I is first placed in the groove be- 25 tween the part 1 andside pieces 4. The device and tie are then inserted, at a point adjacentthe collar button hole, between the front 9 and the back I I of thecollar until the upper edges of side pieces 4 meet the inner top of thecollar as shown 30 in Fig. 1. The lower edge of the back of the collarrests within the groove formed by hook 8.

For best results the distance between the bend in hook 8 and the top ofside pieces 4 should exceed the height of the collar in order to avoidbending 35 the latter. Part 6, which is made of suitable elasticmaterial, is then stretched so that hook may engage the upper edge ofthe collar. The

collar is then attached to the shirt; the tie is adjusted and tied; andthe device is removed by 40 disengaging hook 5, when the whole devicecan be withdrawn from the collar.

In using on a shirt with collar attached, the device with the necktieshould be inserted in the folds of the collar before the shirt is puton, and it should be removed as described above when the necktie isadjusted and tied.

The advantages of the device are in large measure apparent from theabove description. It greatly facilitates the adjusting and tieing ofthe necktie by holding open the space between the folds of the collarwhile at the same time preventing the tie from sliding down below itsproper place. In the same way it also protects the necktie from wearingby friction with both the collar and the collar button. Also it issimple in construction and can therefore be made at low cost, and iseasy to use for its intended purpose. It is especially useful inprotecting starched collars on shirts with collars attached fromcracking during the insertion of the tie.

What is claimed is:-

1. A removable necktie holder comprising a flat member of resilientmaterial, a part thereof being bent to form a groove for the necktie,said flat member extending upwardly from said groove and normallyengaging the fold line of the collar and means for securing the holderin position on the outside of the collar during the tieing operation. I

2. A removable necktie holder comprising a flat member of resilientmaterial, a part thereof being bent to form a groove for the necktie,said flat member extending upwardly from said groove and normallyengaging the fold line of the collar, another part being bent to form ahook, and means for securing the holder in position on the outside ofthe collar during the tieing operation.

3. A removable necktie holder comprising a flat member of resilientmaterial, a part thereof being bent to form a groove for the necktie,another part being bent to form a hook, a second hook, adapted to engagethe top edge of the collar and elastic means connecting said two hooks.

BYRON T. BJORK.

